The Forward Defensive Cricket Podcast
by Matt Howes
Latest episode
Ben Stokes Quits Mid Test Match! What Do They Do Now?
Ben Stokes Quits Mid Test Match! What Do They Do Now?
About this podcast
The cricket podcast that likes to tackle the latest news from the front foot. In every episode, Matt will analyse what is happening at the international and county levels.
Get in touch with the show: [email protected] OR follow on social media @forwarddefpod
Episodes
The newest 20 of 29 episodes
- Ben Stokes Quits Mid Test Match! What Do They Do Now? · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 12Just one quiet week of English cricket is impossible right now. In this episode, Matt dives into all the fallout from a dramatic 3rd Test Match against New Zealand. Ben Stokes's…
- Nothing To See Here - England Vs New Zealand 2nd Test Review, Ben Stokes is Back as Captain & County Championship Round 9 · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 11It has been another hectic week in the height of summer for the England cricket team. In this episode, Matt goes through the results of the ECB and Cricket Regulator findings…
- England In Disarray And Name 3 Debutants, Essex Go Top Of The County Championship And The Champs Get Hammered · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 10What a week it has been. England are still suffering the fallout from Stokes and Atkinson's night out. In this episode, Matt talks about the 5 changes that England make ahead of…
- Stokes To Retire?? And The Worst Pitch In Lords History - England Vs New Zealand 1st Test Review, T20 Blast Round Up & England Lions Mauled · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 9We have a LOT to talk about! In this episode, Matt runs you through what happened in the First Test Match of the English summer between England and New Zealand. He also dives…
- Who Is The Best Bowler In The County Championship? · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 8In this episode, Matt dives into the numbers from the last 3 seasons of county cricket to work out who the best bowler is. Isn't it just the guy who takes the most wickets?…
- Surrey Embarrassed & Rain Ruins The Week - County Championship Round 7 Review · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 7It has been a busy week since the last podcast! In this episode, Matt starts by diving into the recently announced England Test Squad for the series against New Zealand. He then…
- Somerset's Title Challenge Goes Up In Flames - County Championship Round 6 Review · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 6It was all about batting collapses this week in the Rothesay County Championship. They defined multiple games that twisted and turned. In this episode, Matt dives into Ryan…
- Somerset's Spin Cycle, Ollie Robinson Back For England & The New Ashley Giles - County Championship Week 5 Review · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 3Have Somerset already surrendered their title challenge? Their defeat to Yorkshire is the Game of the Week as Matt reviews week 5 of the Rothesay County Championship. This…
- Drawing A Line: How To Improve County Cricket - County Championship Round 4 Review · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 4This week, Division 1 of the Rothesay County Championship served up a run fest, but luckily, Division 2 gave us plenty of action. In this episode, Matt goes through the options…
- Abell's Fables: An England Legend Missing - County Championship Round 3 Review · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 3Just the eight sides in action this week in the Rothesay County Championship, so in this episode, Matt goes deep into the game of the week between Hampshire and Somerset. He…
- There's Life In The GOAT Yet! County Championship Round 2 Review · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 2The Rothesay County Champion woke from its round 1 slumber for a brilliant round of matches. In this episode, Matt looks at the game of the week as Lancashire defeat Derbyshire…
- County Cricket is BACK! 5 Players Who Should Be On England's Radar · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 1The Rothesay County Championship is back! And while Round 1 wasn't full of wins and losses, it did give players the chance to start staking their England Test Match claims. In…
- Another Final Ball Thriller & Surrey Snoozers - 2025 County Championship Round 6 Review · 26 min · Episode 17Round six of the Rothesay County Championship is in the books, and all the sides have now played five matches. In this episode, Matt looks back at the last ball finish between…
- 2025 County Championship Round 3 Recap - Brookes Invokes Stokes & So Much Rain · 24 min · Episode 16After a mostly dry start to the season, rain finally played a part (well, it is April after all), and only two matches did not finish in a draw. There was still plenty of quality…
- 2025 County Championship Round 2 Recap - Warwickshire's Durham Delight & Sussex Stomp Somerset · 34 min · Episode 15Round 2 of the Rothesay County Championship backed up a wonderful week 1 with another group of pulsating matches. In this episode, Matt goes through Warwickshire's one-wicket…
- 2025 County Championship Round 1 Recap - Banton Goes BIG, Tongue Makes A Statement & Surrey Slip · 31 minThe Rothesay County Championship is back! In this episode, Matt recaps the brilliant battling display of Worcestershire against Somerset in the game of the week.He then dives…
- 2025 County Championship Division 1 Preview · 2 h 18 minIn this episode, Matt is joined by Aaron of The County Cricket Podcast to discuss Division 1 of the County Championship in depth. They go team-by-team, breaking down their…
- 2025 ICC Champions Trophy Preview - Shall We Just Give India The Trophy? · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 12You might have forgotten about it but the ICC Champions Trophy is back. In this episode, Matt goes team by team breaking down their chances, key players, and their biggest…
- They're Cliches For A Reason - India Vs England T20 Series Review · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 12T20 World Champions India have continued their dominant run by brushing aside England at home. Is this the dawn of India's 20-over domination? Despite the change of coach…
- Are India Heading For A Rebuild? · 22 min · Episode 10The dust has settled on one of the most hyped and highly anticipated Test series of all time between Australia and India. Despite it coming down to the final game, is Indian Test…
